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Time in Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States

Lake Charles currently uses Central Daylight Time (CDT), and the time zone offset is UTC-05:00.

What time is it in Lake Charles?

The current time in Lake Charles is 5:36 am (June 10, 2026). The sun rises at 6:09 am and set at 8:15 pm. The length of the day is 14 hours and 5 minutes. Sunrise tomorrow is at 6:09 am, and sunset is at 8:15 pm.

 
 
Sunrise
Sunrise
6:09 am
Sunset
Sunset
8:15 pm
00:00
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Day–night colors on the map:
Day colors Day
Civil twilight colors Civil twilight
Nautical twilight colors Nautical twilight
Astronomical twilight colors Astronomical twilight
Night colors Night

The next time change in Lake Charles

Clocks are turned backward one hour from 2 am to 1 am

Clocks in Lake Charles will move back one hour on the first Sunday in November, with the time change taking place at 2 am on Sunday, November 01, 2026.

Time difference from Lake Charles (UTC-05:00)

Lancaster
+1 hour
Miami
+1 hour
Teller
-3 hours